Reading in Revolt

The Southland Jacobin reading group brings people together to engage with socialist ideas in a lively, open, and non-doctrinaire environment. There are no dues to pay and no formal membership requirements. Just bring your interest, your mind and your voice. The group provides an intellectual and social space that cuts across organizational boundaries.

Be you an organizer, a worker, a student activist, or someone who is new to the Left, come join us! The group is open to people thinking about socialist politics for the first time, as well as more seasoned friends.

We meet at 7 PM on the third Wednesday of each month at Feed Arts Center, 259 S Schuyler Avenue in Downtown Kankakee. Watch this site or our Facebook Group for information on articles.

Articles for November

Epilogue to a Revolution – CHINA MIÉVILLE
An excerpt from China Miéville’s new book, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution.

Catalonia: Past and Future – LUKE STOBART
As Catalonia prepares to declare independence we examine the history and politics behind its independence movement.

Liberalism – PHILOSOPHY TUBE
A 4-part series about liberalism examines how political ideologies work, the role of violence in politics, how liberalism makes exceptions, and how it markets itself as “centrist” and “reasonable.” Also, what capitalism is, how capitalism and liberalism are linked, how the English Civil War led to John Locke and more.

Our next meeting will be held at 7 PM on June 21st at Feed Arts Center, 259 S Schuyler Avenue in Downtown Kankakee.

Here are the readings for the month. The theme is SOLIDARITY.

The Panthers and the Patriots – MICHAEL MCCANNE – The story of how a group of poor whites in Chicago united with the Black Panthers to fight racism and capitalism.

A Politics of Solidarity – KARINA MORENO – Solidarity between Muslim and Latino communities is crucial to building the kind of movement that can defeat Trump.

Not Just Nuns – HILARY GOODFRIEND – Catholic activists like Maura Clarke, an American nun assassinated by a Salvadoran death squad in 1980, transformed missionary work into anti-imperialist solidarity.